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The Art of Giving a Bear Hug

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

The Feb 6th, 2008 New York Times business section reported about a Wall Street “tradition” (or in my lingo a “ritual”) of giving a “bear hug” letter before a hostile takeover.  As reported in the article, the bear hug letter is sent before mounting a hostile bid takeover of a company.  This particular bear hug letter was sent […]